A jury convicted the appellant, Gregorio Nieves-Rivera, a policeman, of assaulting and fatally beating a robbery suspect, thereby depriving him of his constitutionally protected "right to life." 18 U.S.C. § 242 (prohibiting the deprivation, "under color of law," of any "rights ... protected by the Constitution"). The district court suspended imposition of a prison sentence. Instead, the court sentenced...
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